Hello everyone,
We need to choose the tiles for our house, but the developer limits the number of different types.
We have already visited the showroom and seen and touched all the options in person.
Unfortunately, I have no idea how to best combine different tiles in certain areas.
The bathrooms in specialist stores sometimes look great, but they are not very helpful because they are often too extravagant, impractical, expensive, etc.
Is there a catalog with common tile combinations somewhere, or where did you get your inspiration from?
Thanks and have a great weekend!
We need to choose the tiles for our house, but the developer limits the number of different types.
We have already visited the showroom and seen and touched all the options in person.
Unfortunately, I have no idea how to best combine different tiles in certain areas.
The bathrooms in specialist stores sometimes look great, but they are not very helpful because they are often too extravagant, impractical, expensive, etc.
Is there a catalog with common tile combinations somewhere, or where did you get your inspiration from?
Thanks and have a great weekend!
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Reini123422 Jul 2019 15:50ypg schrieb:
The quality depends on the room and can be identified for both tiles and carpets by specifications of various parameters. Which parameters would those be?
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hampshire22 Jul 2019 22:22I have the following quality criteria (as a layperson)
Apart from the "special tiles," I think a high-quality tile does not have to be expensive. Interestingly, the particularly beautiful ones are rarely among the cheaper options.
- Frequently repeating patterns are a no-go. Of course, it’s cheaper to use a smaller print template, but I don’t like seeing duplicates.
- Backing material: For floor tiles, I pay attention to the fact that the backing material is porcelain stoneware and that its color matches the surface, so any chips later on won’t be as noticeable.
- Chipping: I look at several samples. If they are all damaged, that’s a bad sign.
- For "special tiles," appearance is a direct quality criterion. Moroccan wall tiles can look either dull or stunning. The same applies to mosaics, especially glass mosaics, which can appear either matte or sparkling. The differences are significant and are reflected in considerable price differences. Hand-painted tiles, like art, are also easy to distinguish in terms of quality.
- Depending on the intended use, properties such as slip resistance or abrasion resistance matter; however, I would not consider these primary quality criteria.
Apart from the "special tiles," I think a high-quality tile does not have to be expensive. Interestingly, the particularly beautiful ones are rarely among the cheaper options.
Reini1234 schrieb:
which would be?For example, abrasion resistance, as @hampshire already mentioned: don’t use tiles in the hallway that are only suitable for bathrooms. There are specific values… numbers… you’ll have to check yourself, I’ve been out of that for 5 years.
Avoid smooth wall tiles on wet floors due to slip resistance, also pointed out by @hampshire. That’s point 1 from @hampshire... for me also the reason for warping, calibration...
Personally, I would always choose something a bit off the mainstream.
Overall, Google already provides excellent background information on this.
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hampshire22 Jul 2019 22:42ypg schrieb:
Personally, I would always choose something a bit off the mainstream.We thought the same, and then we found wonderful tiles on a display area in a Hagebaumarkt. They are now installed in the central part of the building.hampshire schrieb:
We thought so too, and then we found wonderful tiles on a display area at a Hagebaumarkt. They are now installed in the central part of the building.Just because they were lying around at Hagebaumarkt doesn’t mean they’re mainstream.
A colleague bought a great tile for the kitchen at Bauhaus. Most people would probably have frowned five years ago, when he bought it. It has a colorful pattern and a glazed finish. It looks fantastic as a strip behind the kitchen counter.
In our area, for about 6.8 years now, almost exclusively anthracite tiles have been laid on bathroom and kitchen floors. In new houses with condominiums, it’s 99% – I’ll take a risk with that statement.
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hampshire23 Jul 2019 07:48You are right. I meant to say that you can find good tiles not only at the "expensive" stores.